According to this article (http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050526/NEWS01/505260481), an Indiana judge has prohibited a pair of divorced
parents from exposing their 9-year-old son to Wiccan beliefs and rituals.
Both parents practice Wicca, and both strongly oppose the court's
restriction. The court's order apparently was based on the recommendation
of a domestic relations bureau, which was concerned about the "discrepancy between Ms.
Jones and Mr. Jones' lifestyle and the belief system adhered to by the
parochial school [that the child attends]. . . . Ms. Jones and Mr.
Jones display little insight into the confusion these divergent belief systems
will have upon (the boy) as he ages," the bureau said in its report.
In other words, the parents' religious beliefs must
be subordinated to those of the school that they have chosen for their son's
education.
I'm guessing that if the facts were reversed
-- i.e., if the parents were Catholic but sent their son to a Wiccan school --
the judge would not have chosen to privilege the school's belief
system.
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